Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser
with Peter Damon, Tony Coleman, Jimmy Pugh
Waterfront Blues Festival
Portland, OR.
July 3, 2014

Another year of WBF recordings. Recorded from KBOO FM in Portland, OR. A great lineup again this year. I was looking forward to Greg Allman's set, but he had to pull out due to sickness. Oh Weel, I wouldn't have been able to share him here anyway. Seems to be much more DJ talking this year, interrupting some music. I just left it in rather than trying to edit each show. Feel free to make any changes you wish for personal use.

I may need help with some of the set list's as I don't know all the bands.

Enjoy, twofthrs

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This could be the festival�s �sleeper� hit blues act, featuring Delta Groove recording artist Franck �Paris Slim� Goldwasser, backed by an allstar band that includes former Robert Cray/Etta James keyboardist Jimmy Pugh and longtime B.B. King band drummer Tony Coleman.

Guitarist Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser is no stranger to those who've been paying attention to the West Coast blues scene over the last two decades. Born in Paris, France in 1960, his initial blues inspiration came from Elmore Jamres, B.B. King and T-Bone Walker records. After working his first professional gig at age 21 supporting visiting U.S. bluesman Sonny Rhodes, Rhodes invited him to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. With the commitment of a true believer, Franck packed his bags and moved to the Bay Area within a year, whereupon he was immediately hired by Troyce Key (who gave him the stage name of Paris Slim) to play in the house band at Key's legendary Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland.

Franck eventually assumed leadership of the group while Key took a professional hiatus, and became deeply immersed in the area's then-vibrant blues scene. He racked up three years touring with Jimmy McCracklin, as well as positive reviews for appearances at most of the prominent local venues with a distinguished roster of blues talent including Lowell Fulson, Percy Mayfield and Charlie Musselwhite.

Four years after his first single was issued in 1984 on San Francisco's Backtrack label, his CD debut BLUES FOR ESTHER appeared, a strong outing which received a nomination from the prestigious W.C. Handy Awards. Its follow-up, BLEEDIN' HEART, was co-produced with Joe Louis Walker, who guested along with Sonny Rhodes. An ongoing list of other sessions and frequent European touring (most prolifically as part of the Fedora Records house band behind Clay Hammond, Jimmy Dawkins, Homesick James and others) followed. Relocating to Southern California in 1998, he became a fixture on the vibrant L.A. blues scene, and continued to absorb new influences and hone his art. His recent CD BLUJU was produced by Randy Chortkoff, and has garnered acclaim as one of the most progressive blues releases in years while still remaining firmly rooted in the blues tradition. His association with Chortkoff led to a spot as regularly featured guitarist in the rotating cast of The Mannish Boys both in the studio and on the road.

Set List
01 Insturmental Opener
02 Paris Slim Intro
03 Sweet Lovin' Mama
04 Unknown
05 Gypsy Goodtime
06 Unknown
07 Let the Goodtimes Roll
08 Le Me Know
09 Stick To Ya Baby